Gene description for GALM
Gene name galactose mutarotase (aldose 1-epimerase)
Gene symbol GALM
Other names/aliases BLOCK25
GLAT
HEL-S-63p
IBD1
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - GALM
ExoCarta ExoCarta_130589
Entrez Gene 130589
HGNC 24063
MIM 137030
UniProt Q96C23  
 GALM identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for GALM
Molecular Function
    aldose 1-epimerase activity GO:0004034 IDA
    carbohydrate binding GO:0030246 IEA
Biological Process
    glucose metabolic process GO:0006006 IDA
    galactose metabolic process GO:0006012 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IEA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified GALM in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 63
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
AQP2
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19056867    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
Authors Gonzales PA, Pisitkun T, Hoffert JD, Tchapyjnikov D, Star RA, Kleta R, Wang NS, Knepper MA
Journal name JASN
Publication year 2009
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for GALM
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which GALM is involved
No pathways found





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